28 chronicle entries dated 18 January, spanning 17 years. Each records only time, place and people or organisations, with the source file and page number. Entries from volumes not yet published are not filled in, and no nearby date is substituted.
同一日日子相同、年份唔同 —— 唔一定同一件事。 · 志錄大事 · 全年份索引 · 呢日嘅 JSONSame calendar day, different years — not necessarily the same event.
涉及地點香港、太平山街、維多利亞港、北京、昂船洲、昂船洲軍營Places appearing in these entries (not an exhaustive list of where events happened).
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《香港志·總述 大事記》(公元前 5000 年至 2017 年,共 6,500 多條大事) Hong Kong Chronicles: Overview and Chronology (c. 5000 BC–2017, over 6,500 events)
APAHong Kong Chronicles Institute (2020). Hong Kong Chronicles: Overview and Chronology (c. 5000 BC–2017, over 6,500 events) (p. 〈頁碼〉). /chronicle/archive/1881#〈條目編號〉
《香港志·自然》自然環境 Hong Kong Chronicles, Nature: Natural Environment
APAHong Kong Chronicles Institute. Hong Kong Chronicles, Nature: Environmental Protection and Conservation (p. 〈頁碼〉). Accessed 2026-10-18. /chronicle/archive/1995#〈條目編號〉
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From 18 to 25 January 1881, the Board of Examiners held meetings chaired by Inspector of Schools Eitel, at which it was decided that the assessment of college students would be handled by non-teachers, an arrangement regarded as the beginning of Hong Kong's public examination system.
According to records kept since 1884, Hong Kong recorded a minimum temperature of 0.0 degrees Celsius in the early morning of 18 January 1893, the lowest value ever recorded.
Records show that on the morning of 18 January 1893, the Observatory recorded a temperature of 0 degrees Celsius, the lowest until 1 July 2017; from the 15th of that month, ice was seen on Victoria Peak and other high ground, and several ships reported snow in the waters north of Hong Kong.
On 18 January 1962, the 11th Pacific Area Travel Conference was held in Hong Kong, with about 550 participants representing 32 Pacific region countries.
From 18 January 1971, the Observatory cooperated with the Marine Department to broadcast relevant messages via the Harbour Radio's VHF channel whenever visibility in Victoria Harbour dropped below 2 nautical miles.
On 18 January 1974, Robert Kuok founded Kerry Trading Company Limited in Hong Kong, which became the base for his investment business in Hong Kong and overseas.
On 18 January 1980, the Hong Kong Government enacted an ordinance establishing a regulatory regime for marine fish culture, requiring operators to obtain licences and to operate only within designated areas.
On 18 January 1985, Hong Kong Nuclear Investment Company Limited, as a wholly-owned subsidiary of CLP, signed a joint venture contract in Beijing with Guangdong Nuclear Power Investment Company.
Under the agreement, the Hong Kong side held a 25 per cent stake in the Guangdong Nuclear Power Joint Venture Company and, after the nuclear power station began operation, purchased 70 per cent of its electricity for resale to CLP.
The consultancy firm proposed collecting all sewage at Stonecutters Island for treatment and discharging it into the waters around Lamma Island afterwards, thus making it unnecessary to lay a pipeline to the South China Sea.
Experts of the monitoring group agreed with the consultant's recommendations and hoped the British side would respect science, protect the environment and study the sewage works jointly with the Chinese side.
For Stage 1, the consultancy firm recommended upgrading the treatment level of the Stonecutters Island Sewage Treatment Works to chemically enhanced primary treatment and regarded this as the minimum requirement.
On 18 January 2015, the Hong Kong Army Cadets Association held its establishment ceremony at Stonecutters Island Military Camp, with Leung Chun-ying and Zhang Xiaoming, both honorary patrons, in attendance.
On 18 January 2017, Leung Chun-ying, as Chief Executive, delivered his last Policy Address during his term, which mentioned that Hong Kong should seize national development opportunities and promote "re-industrialisation" through innovation and technology.
The archive holds 36501 entries, of which 8766 are dated to an exact day — those are the only ones used here. Entries dated only to a month or a year are never forced into a day. Coverage reflects published volumes only; missing years are not filled in.